Avast is not compatible with gpg4win (Kleopatra) on win7 64bit

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi,
my problem is that on a Win7-64bit machine Avast 2015.10.0.22.08 is not compatible with gpg4win (V2.2.3).

Until Avast is running with active file-scan module (German: Dateisystem-Schutz) then the application “Kleopatra” raised some exceptions.
If I switch-off the Avast file scan module, then everything is fine.

I thing this behaviour is a issue of Avast and not of gpg4win.

Can anybody double-check this?

Regards

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Which version of avast?
Free? Pro? AIS? Premier?

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Avast Free 2015.10.0.22.08

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Kleopatra is a certificate manager.
Did you import the avast certificate ?
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=161298.msg1155802#msg1155802

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Yes, Kleopatra is the certificate manager from the gpg4win package.

No, I didn’t.

Only the lunch of Kleopatra will cause the exception.

Steps to reproduce:

→ with active Avast file scan you get an exception
→ without Avast file scan Kleopatra runs normal

Workaround:
I can put the compete directory (GnuPG) in the AVAST exclusion list. But this is for me not really a solution for security software …

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No response?
No confirmation?
No support?

Avast - sleep well … :cry:

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Hi Maxxxx,

we’ve already found the problem and we are working on a fix.

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Hi kolar

I see in your statement a confirmation. A new hope is coming …

Thx Maxxxx

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It could be the fix is already implemented in the latest avast version.
Upgrade and check I would say.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=165749.0